© 2010 S. Leigh Matthews

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Matthews, S. Leigh (Sandra Leigh), 1967-
                      Looking back : Canadian women’s prairie memoirs and intersections of culture, history, and identity / S. Leigh Matthews.

(The West series, ISSN 1922-6519; 1)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-55238-096-3

1. Women pioneers—Prairie Provinces—Biography. 2. Women pioneers—Prairie Provinces—Social conditions. 3. Women pioneers in literature. I. Title. II. Series: West series (Calgary, Alta.); 1

FC3238.M38 2010            971.2′020922            C2010-904483-5

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This book has been published with the aid of a grant from Thompson Rivers University.

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